Reprinted Military Manuals & Tactics

Casey

Gen. Silas Casey: Author of Casey's Tactics

1863 Laws of War
U.S. War Department
This compendium of laws and rules is a testimony to America's reverence for the rule of law as well as its high regard for "civilized" behavior on the battlefield. The Articles of War were normative rules covering military duty and punishments allowed for violations. The Lieber Code was a new and profound law for the conduct of armies in the field, to include humane treatment of prisoners and protection of property and civilians. It had a profound affect on the evolution of the laws of land warfare in use today. Army Regulations, on the other hand, dealt with the administration and management of the army-from personnel assignments to supply and recruiting operations-all three sets of rules were used by both the Union and Confederate armies.  $19.95
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1864 Field Artillery Tactics
U.S. War Department
This guide provides the most thorough explanation of how Civil War artillery operated in the field; definitions of all the equipment belonging to an artillery battery; explanations on the use of each piece of equipment; details for handling the horses; movement of artillery; and formations for battle. The 122 illustrations show the gun, ancillary equipment, caissons and wagons, harnesses, ammunition types and how they are used, and emplacement positions. Includes all 39 artillery bugle calls. Written by a board of officers (the Artillery Board of the Army), this version is authorized for use in the training and employment of Union artillery. Also used by Confederate forces, the Confederate artillerist was trained on and used the identical equipment as the Union forces. In fact, they relied extensively on captured Union artillery for their training. HC 432 pp. 122 Illus. Original format.  Reg. $21.95
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MAN033  1862 Army Officer's Pocket Companion.  A Guide for Staff Officers in the Field
William P. Craighill
 This amazingly complete book describes in crisp text all the information commanders and staff officers need to know about "how the army works" in the year 1862.  Includes command organization and administration, principles of employment of infantry, cavalry, artillery, engineers, and signal;  logistics (ordinance, quartermaster, transportation, subsistence, and medical); movement of armies; camps and bivouacs; reconnaissance and patrols; order of battle for attack, defe3nse, siege, and retreat; and use of field fortifications, obstacles, spies, and agents.  Also included is information on promotions, courts-martial, military honors, and even cooking and the use of field ovens.  Hardcover.  320 pp.  26 drawings  $19.95
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MAN034  1863 U.S. Infantry Tactics.  Infantry of the Line, Light Infantry and Riflemen 
U.S. War Department
 Written in 1861 at the direction of the War Department and copiously illustrated, this was the book used to train, lead, and maneuver U.S. Infantry units on Civil War battlefields.  It contains the school of the soldier, the company, and battalion or fielded regiment, along with all important instructions for skirmishers.  Over 15 pages of field music, the articles of war in use at the time, and a dictionary of Civil War military terminology completes this extensive work.  The work was authorized and adopted by the Secretary of War on May 1, 1861.  This is the second edition issued in 1863.   Hardcover.  608 pp.  76 drawings  $21.95
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MAN006  Customs of Service for Non-Commissioned Officers and Soldiers : A Handbook for the Rank and File of the Army  
August V. Kautz
Out-of-print for some time.  This reprint of the 1865 manual is now available. Everything the NCO or "private with ambitions" needs to know.  Hardcover 3" x 5"  Used to sell for over $30
Bookguy price $10.85

MAN006B  Customs of Service for Officers in the Army 
August V. Kautz
First time available.  This reprint of the 1865 manual covers military tactics, administrative duties, staffs, duties of company, regiment, brigade, division, and corps commander duties.  Hardcover 3" x 5" 350 pp. $15.95
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MAN029H   Cooke's Cavalry Tactics
This is an authentic reproduction of the 1862 military manual, Cavalry Tactics or Regulations for the Instruction, Formations, and Movements of The Cavalry of the Army and Volunteers of the United States. This is a Government Printing Office edition, which includes volumes I and II in one book. Commissioned by the War Department in 1859, Colonel Cooke describes the latest tactics learned from a two-year sojourn as a U.S. military observer during the Crimean War (1856-1858). With the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861, the book was used by both Union and Confederate forces. The new manual defines cavalry organizations and cavalry-unique terminology. It fully describes the duties of officers and noncommissioned officers, and the hundreds of tactical movements and maneuvers for cavalry formations from platoon to division size.
416 pages, 82 drawings
$19.95  but my price is $13.97

WR007P   On War. Carl Von Clausewitz.
Reprint of 1832 edition translated into English. Corrects errors made in other translations. This book belongs in every military library. $12.95
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WR002   The Art of War by de Jomini.
This is a reprint of the book Joshua Chamberlain asked his wife to send him when he joined the 20th Maine. It details Napoleonic campaigns and general problems posed in certain military situations and was referred to by commanders on both sides of the Civil War conflict.   $19.95
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Other tactics books of interest.

Infantry Attacks
Rommel
Rommel graphically describes his own exploits, and those of his units, in the swift-moving battles on the Western Front, in the ensuing trench warfare, in the 1917 campaign in Rumania and the Carpathians.   Had allied military commanders read this book before WWII, Rommel would have been defeated sooner.  out of print paper 265 pp.  One copy left.
Bookguy price  $31.95